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Man Says He Has Grenade, Threatens to Shoot Him at Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters – GNT NEWS

Authorities are investigating a threat made to Fort Lauderdale police headquarters Thursday afternoon.

Fort Lauderdale police officials said they received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a man who said he was in the headquarters parking lot at 1300 W. Broward Boulevard with a grenade.

The man also said he wanted to shoot the officer, officials said.

The video shows a police dog searching the parking lot and officers in tactical gear.

After a thorough check by the headquarters, the threat was found to be unfounded and operations returned to normal, officials said.

Officials said they have not located a suspect, but a thorough investigation is underway.

No other information was immediately known.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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